Day of Service

A Call to Arms for Civil Rights Activists

Fred Redmond | Posted 12.11.2009 | Politics

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Fred Redmond

I challenged USW civil rights committee members to shield the downtrodden in society, to aid those felled by the current economic crisis, to serve as their brothers' and sisters' keepers.

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Families Stream Into NYC 9/11 Ceremony

AP | SUZANNE MA | Posted 11.11.2009 | New York

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NEW YORK — The selfless spirit that helped mend a stricken nation eight years ago was renewed. Volunteers marked 9/11 Friday by tilling gardens,...

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On 9/11, Day Of Mourning Becomes Day Of Service

AP | SUZANNE MA | Posted 11.10.2009 | New York

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NEW YORK (AP) - Drawing on the spirit that spurred volunteers to rush to the burning World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, Americans looked for ways t...

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Greening Hollywood: Mayor V Says Hola! East L.A. on City's Day of Service

Paige Donner | Posted 04.17.2009 | Green

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Paige Donner

"Let's make democracy real by everybody participating," said Mayor Villaraigosa, recently re-elected by Los Angelenos for a second term. He was addre...

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From a National Day of Service to the Promise of Citizen Power

Frances Moore Lappe | Posted 02.19.2009 | Living

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Frances Moore Lappe

My problem with the service frame is simple: If I serve, someone else is being served. If I serve, I act, but the other -- the beneficiary -- does not. "Service" seems to create two classes: the givers and the receivers.

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Martin Luther King Day: A Day On, Not A Day Off

idealist.org | Posted 02.16.2009 | Living

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The National Service Inclusion Project--making it possible for everyone to serve--has announced several projects throughout the nation that have been ...

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SERVICE: Causecast Day Of Service: Volunteer On MLK Day (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 02.14.2009 | Politics

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In celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day and the inauguration of President Elect Obama, Causecast has produced a video to push and inspire people ...

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